The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B is the same form factor as the Raspberry Pi
B+ and Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, the RAM remains 1GB and the USB and
wired Ethernet port arrangement and configuration are unchanged.

A new chip antenna is where status LEDs were previously located. The status LEDs are still on the board, right next to the microSD card slot.

The Ubuntu images we’ve prepared support the integrated Wifi on the
Raspberry Pi 3 but support for the integrated Raspberry Pi 3 Bluetooth
is still in progress and we hope to enable full support via an update
very soon.

Ubuntu Flavours for the Raspberry Pi 3

The 15.10.3 release for the following Ubuntu flavours is available for
download now!

Lubuntu

Ubuntu MATE

Ubuntu Server (minimal)

Ubuntu Server (standard)

Xubuntu

Download

All of the images will fit on a 4GB (or larger) microSHDC card, are
pre-configured to enable access to Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3
hardware devices such as GPIO, SPI, I2C etc and include replacement
memcpy and memset functionality for the Raspberry Pi to optimise
performance. We have done what we can to optimise the builds for the
Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3 but microSDHC I/O throughput can be a
bottleneck so we recommend that you use a Class 6 or Class 10
microSDHC card.

These images are built from the regular Ubuntu armhf base, not the new
Snappy Ubuntu, which means
that the installation procedure for applications is the same as that for
the regular desktop versions ie using apt-get. The images will only
work in a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B and Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

The first time you boot one of the desktop images it will run through a
setup wizard where you can create your own user account and configure
your regional settings. The first boot is quite slow but, once the first
boot configuration is complete, subsequent boots are much quicker.

Changes

These are the changes that we’ve made since the 15.10.1 release:

2016-02-27 - 15.10.3 for Raspbery Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3

Added support for Raspberry Pi 3 integrated Wifi.

Updated BlueZ 5.35 with patch to support the Raspberry Pi 3 integrated Bluetooth.

Support for the integrated Raspberry Pi 3 Bluetooth is not working but we hope to have an update that addresses this soon.

Tasty Ubuntu fillings for the Raspberry Pi 2

Today we are delighted to announce the release of the following Ubuntu
flavours for the Raspberry Pi 2:

Ubuntu Server Minimal 15.10.1

Ubuntu Server Standard 15.10.1

Lubuntu 15.10.1

Xubuntu 15.10.1

Ubuntu MATE 15.10.1

The following Ubuntu flavours can be built by the Flavour Maker but
don’t work right now because the currently available Xorg driver for
the Raspberry Pi 2 doesn’t provide 3D acceleration. Hopefully from Linux
Kernel 4.5 onward this may start to change.

All the images will fit on a 4GB (or larger) microSHDC card, are
pre-configured to enable access to Raspberry Pi 2 hardware devices such
as GPIO, SPI, I2C, etc and include replacement memcpy and memset
functionality for the Raspberry Pi to optimise performance. We have done
what we can to optimise the builds for the Raspberry Pi 2 but microSDHC
I/O throughput is a bottleneck so we recommend that you use a Class 6
or Class 10 microSDHC card.

These images are built from the regular Ubuntu armhf base, not the new
Snappy Ubuntu, which means
that the installation procedure for applications is the same as that for
the regular desktop versions, ie using apt-get. The images will only
work in a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B.

The first time you boot one of the desktop images it will run through a
setup wizard where you can create your own user account and configure
your regional settings. The first boot is quite slow, but once the first
boot configuration is complete subsequent boots are much quicker.

These images are not supported by Canonical or the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
They are community made and unofficial, additionally, the Xubuntu image
is not supported or endorsed by the Xubuntu team.

That said, the Lubuntu and Ubuntu MATE teams are offering community
support for their respective images. This is where you should seek assistance: